BELMONT WORLD FILM FAMILY FILM FESTIVAL After “The Magic Piano” and “The Chopin Shorts,” the opening films for this annual event, there will be a live performance by Leonard Solomon and his “Bellowphone.”
Nov. 9 at 7 p.m. (Nov. 10 at 10:30 a.m.; Nov. 16-18 at Studio Cinema in Belmont). Nov. 9 opening-night tickets are $11, $9 students and seniors, $7 kids. Museum of Fine Arts Remis Auditorium, 465 Huntington Ave., Boston. 617-484-3980. www.belmontworldfilm.org

PETER AND THE WOLF
Former Boston Symphony Orchestra conductor Federico Cortese
wields the baton with his Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra at this BSO Youth and Family Concert. Prokofiev’s piece will be narrated by actor Bill Barclay while the young musicians, ages 11-18, will musically tell the story of Peter, the cat, bird, and duck. Nov. 10 at noon (pre-concert activities from 10:30-11:30 a.m.). $20, free under 19 (four per family). Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Ave., Boston. 617-266-1200. www.bso.org